Thermoplastic Resin Composition and Molded Product Manufactured Therefrom

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition and a molded product produced therefrom, the thermoplastic resin composition including, based on 100 parts by weight of a base resin including (A1) 20 to 40 wt % of a butadiene-based rubber-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide graft copolymer, (A2) 30 to 75 wt % of an aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide copolymer, and (B) 5 to 40 wt % of a polyamide resin, (C) 1 to 15 parts by weight of a polyether ester amide block copolymer, and (D) 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of an N-substituted maleimide-aromatic vinyl-maleic anhydride copolymer.

TECHNICAL FIELD

A thermoplastic resin composition and a molded product manufacturedtherefrom are disclosed.

BACKGROUND ART

Styrene-based resins, represented by acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrenecopolymer (ABS) resins, are widely used in various applications due totheir excellent moldability, mechanical properties, appearance,secondary processability, and the like.

A molded product produced using a styrene-based resin may be widelyapplied to various products that require painting/non-painting, forexample, may be applied to various interior/exterior materials ofautomobiles and/or electronic devices.

Herein, in order to impart an aesthetic effect to the variousinterior/exterior materials, the painting may sometimes be conducted forthe molded product manufactured by using the styrene-based resin. Thepainting may be performed in a generally widely used electrostaticpainting method without particular limitations. This electrostaticpainting method may be a method of applying electrical conductivity tothe surface of the molded product and then proceeding with the painting,wherein in order to conduct the painting, the surface of the moldedproduct should be pre-treated with a conductive primer and the like.

Since this application of the conductive primer increases the number ofprocesses and manufacturing time, a method of further including variousconductive materials (e.g., carbon nanotubes, etc.) and/or conductivityexpression additives in the styrene-based resin to secure the electricalconductivity of the molded product itself at a predetermined level orhigher has recently been suggested.

However, when the conductive materials and/or the conductivityexpression additives are added to the styrene-based resin, physicalproperties of the styrene-based resin may be damaged, therebyunexpectedly deteriorating various physical properties.

Accordingly, development of a thermoplastic resin compositionmaintaining excellent electrical conductivity and balance of physicalproperties is required.

DISCLOSURE Description of the Drawings Technical Problem

A thermoplastic resin composition having excellent electricalconductivity and balance of physical properties, and a molded productprepared therefrom are provided.

Technical Solution

According to one embodiment, a thermoplastic resin composition includes,based on 100 parts by weight of a base resin including (A1) 20 to 40 wt% of a butadiene-based rubber-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanidegraft copolymer; (A2) 30 to 75 wt % of an aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanidecopolymer; and (B) 5 to 40 wt % of a polyamide resin, (C) 1 to 15 partsby weight of a polyether ester amide block copolymer; and (D) 0.5 to 10parts by weight of a N-substituted maleimide-aromatic vinyl-maleicanhydride copolymer.

The (A1) butadiene-based rubber-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanidegraft copolymer may have a core-shell structure including a core of abutadiene-based rubbery polymer, and a shell formed by graftpolymerization of an aromatic vinyl compound and a vinyl cyanidecompound.

In the (A1) butadiene-based rubber-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanidegraft copolymer, an average particle diameter of the butadiene-basedrubbery polymer may be 0.2 to 1.0 μm.

The (A1) butadiene-based rubber-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanidegraft copolymer may be an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene graftcopolymer.

The (A2) aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide copolymer may include 55 to 70 wt% of a component derived from an aromatic vinyl compound and 30 to 45 wt% of a component derived from a vinyl cyanide compound, based on 100 wt%.

The (A2) aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide copolymer may have a weightaverage molecular weight of 80,000 to 300,000 g/mol.

The (A2) aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide copolymer may be astyrene-acrylonitrile copolymer.

The (B) polyamide resin may include polyamide 6, polyamide 66, polyamide46, polyamide 11, polyamide 12, polyamide 610, polyamide 612, polyamide61, polyamide 6T, polyamide 4T, polyamide 410, polyamide 510, polyamide1010, polyamide 1012, polyamide 10T, polyamide 1212, polyamide 12T,polyamide MXD6, or a combination thereof.

The (C) polyether ester amide block copolymer may be a reaction mixtureof an aminocarboxylic acid, lactam, or a diamine-dicarboxylic acid salthaving 6 or more carbon atoms; polyalkylene glycol; and a dicarboxylicacid having 4 to 20 carbon atoms.

In the (D) N-substituted maleimide-aromatic vinyl-maleic anhydridecopolymer may include an N-phenyl maleimide-styrene-maleic anhydridecopolymer.

The (D) N-substituted maleimide-aromatic vinyl-maleic anhydridecopolymer may have a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 145 to 200° C.

The thermoplastic resin composition may further include at least oneadditive selected from a nucleating agent, a coupling agent, a filler, aplasticizer, a lubricant, a mold release agent, an antibacterial agent,a heat stabilizer, an antioxidant, an ultraviolet stabilizer, a flameretardant, a colorant, and an impact modifier.

Meanwhile, according to another embodiment, a molded productmanufactured from the aforementioned thermoplastic resin composition isprovided.

The molded product may have a notch Izod impact strength of a ¼″-thickspecimen according to ASTM D256 ranging from 20 to 60 kgf·cm/cm.

The molded product may have surface resistance of less than or equal to10¹² Ω/sq measured for a 100 mm×100 mm×20 mm specimen using a surfaceresistance measuring device (manufacturer: SIMCO-ION, model name:Worksurface Tester ST-4).

The molded product may have a heat deflection temperature (HDT) of 80 to100° C. according to ASTM D648.

Advantageous Effects

The thermoplastic resin composition according to an embodiment and amolded product using the same exhibit excellent electrical conductivityand balance of physical properties, and thus may be widely applied tomolding various products used for painting and non-painting, and inparticular, may also be usefully applied to molded products for paintingrequiring electrostatic painting.

MODE FOR INVENTION

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention are described indetail. However, these embodiments are just examples, and the presentdisclosure is not limited thereto and the present disclosure is definedby the scope of claims.

In the present invention, unless otherwise specified, the averageparticle diameter is a volume average diameter, and means a Z-averageparticle diameter measured using a dynamic light scattering analyzer.

In the present invention, the weight average molecular weight ismeasured by dissolving a powder sample in tetrahydrofuran (THF), andthen using Agilent Technologies 1200 series Gel PermeationChromatography (GPC) (polystyrene is used as a standard sample).

According to an embodiment, a thermoplastic resin composition includes,based on 100 parts by weight of a base resin including (A1) 20 to 40 wt% of a butadiene-based rubber-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanidegraft copolymer; (A2) 30 to 75 wt % of an aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanidecopolymer; and (B) 5 to 40 wt % of a polyamide resin, (C) 1 to 15 partsby weight of a polyether ester amide block copolymer; and (D) 0.5 to 10parts by weight of a N-substituted maleimide-aromatic vinyl-maleicanhydride copolymer.

Hereinafter, each component of the thermoplastic resin composition isdescribed in detail.

(A1) Butadiene-Based Rubber-Modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide GraftCopolymer

In an embodiment, the butadiene-based rubber-modified aromaticvinyl-vinyl cyanide graft copolymer imparts excellent impact resistanceto the thermoplastic resin composition. In an embodiment, thebutadiene-based rubber-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide graftcopolymer may have a core-shell structure including a core of abutadiene-based rubbery polymer component and a shell formed on the coreby a graft polymerization reaction of an aromatic vinyl compound and avinyl cyanide compound.

The butadiene-based rubber-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide graftcopolymer according to an embodiment may be obtained by adding anaromatic vinyl compound and a vinyl cyanide compound to abutadiene-based rubbery polymer, and performing graft polymerizationthrough conventional polymerization methods such as emulsionpolymerization and bulk polymerization.

The butadiene-based rubbery polymer may be selected from a butadienerubbery polymer, a butadiene-styrene rubbery polymer, abutadiene-acrylonitrile rubbery polymer, a butadiene-acrylate rubberypolymer, and a mixture thereof.

The aromatic vinyl compound may be selected from styrene,α-methylstyrene, p-methylstyrene, p-t-butylstyrene, 2,4-dimethylstyrene,chlorostyrene, vinyltoluene, vinylnaphthalene, and a mixture thereof.

The vinyl cyanide compound may be selected from acrylonitrile,methacrylonitrile, fumaronitrile, and a mixture thereof.

In the butadiene-based rubber-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanidegraft copolymer, an average particle diameter of the butadiene-basedrubbery polymer may be, for example 0.2 to 1.0 μm, for example 0.2 to0.8 μm, or for example 0.25 to 0.40 μm. When the above range issatisfied, the thermoplastic resin composition may exhibit excellentimpact resistance and appearance characteristics.

Based on 100 wt % of the butadiene-based rubber-modified aromaticvinyl-vinyl cyanide graft copolymer, the butadiene-based rubbery polymermay be included in an amount of 40 to 70 wt %. On the other hand, aweight ratio of the aromatic vinyl compound and the vinyl cyanidecompound which are graft-polymerized on the core of the butadiene-basedrubbery polymer component may be 6:4 to 8:2.

In an embodiment, the butadiene-based rubber-modified aromaticvinyl-vinyl cyanide graft copolymer may be anacrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene graft copolymer.

The butadiene-based rubber-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide graftcopolymer may be included in an amount of 20 to 40 wt %, for example 25to 40 wt %, or for example 25 to 35 wt %, based on 100 wt % of the baseresin.

When an amount of the butadiene-based rubber-modified aromaticvinyl-vinyl cyanide graft copolymer in the base resin is less than 20 wt%, it is difficult to achieve excellent impact resistance, and when itexceeds 40 wt %, heat resistance and fluidity may decrease.

(A2) Aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide Copolymer

In an embodiment, the aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide copolymer may improvefluidity of the thermoplastic resin composition and maintaincompatibility between components at a certain level.

In an embodiment, the aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide copolymer may have aweight average molecular weight (Mw) of greater than or equal to 80,000g/mol, for example greater than or equal to 85,000 g/mol, or for examplegreater than or equal to 90,000 g/mol, and for example less than orequal to 300,000 g/mol, or for example less than or equal to 200,000g/mol, for example 80,000 to 300,000 g/mol, or for example 80,000 to200,000 g/mol.

In the present invention, the weight average molecular weight ismeasured by dissolving a powder sample in tetrahydrofuran (THF), andthen using Agilent Technologies 1200 series Gel PermeationChromatography (GPC) (polystyrene is used as a standard sample).

In an embodiment, the aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide copolymer may beprepared through conventional polymerization methods such as emulsionpolymerization, suspension polymerization, solution polymerization, andbulk polymerization of an aromatic vinyl compound and a vinyl cyanidecompound.

The aromatic vinyl compound may be selected from styrene,α-methylstyrene, p-methylstyrene, p-t-butylstyrene, 2,4-dimethylstyrene,chlorostyrene, vinyltoluene, vinylnaphthalene, and a mixture thereof.

The vinyl cyanide compound may be selected from acrylonitrile,methacrylonitrile, fumaronitrile, and a mixture thereof.

The aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide copolymer may include a componentderived from the aromatic vinyl compound in an amount of, for examplegreater than or equal to 55 wt %, or for example greater than or equalto 60 wt % and for example less than or equal to 70 wt %, for exampleless than or equal to 67 wt %, for example 55 to 70 wt %, or for example60 to 67 wt %, based on 100 wt %.

In addition, a component derived from the vinyl cyanide compound may beincluded in an amount of, for example, greater than or equal to 30 wt %,for example greater than or equal to 33 wt %, and for example less thanor equal to 45 wt %, or for example less than or equal to 40 wt %, forexample 30 to 45 wt %, or for example 33 to 40 wt % based on 100 wt % ofthe aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide copolymer.

In an embodiment, the aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide copolymer may be astyrene-acrylonitrile (SAN) copolymer.

In an embodiment, the aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide copolymer may beincluded in an amount of 30 to 75 wt %, for example 40 to 75 wt %, forexample 45 to 75 wt %, for example 45 to 70 wt %, or for example 45 to65 wt % based on 100 wt % of the base resin.

When the amount of the aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide copolymer is lessthan 30 wt %, moldability of the thermoplastic resin composition may bereduced, and when it exceeds 75 wt %, mechanical properties of themolded product using the thermoplastic resin composition may be reduced.

(B) Polyamide Resin

In an embodiment, the polyamide resin enables the thermoplastic resincomposition to implement excellent electrical conductivity withoutadding an excessive amount of the polyether ester amide block copolymer.

In an embodiment, the polyamide resin may be various polyamide resinsknown in the art, and for example, an aromatic polyamide resin, analiphatic polyamide resin, or a mixture thereof, but the presentinvention is not particularly limited thereto.

The aromatic polyamide resin is a polyamide including an aromatic groupin a main chain, and may be a wholly aromatic polyamide, a semi-aromaticpolyamide, or a mixture thereof.

The wholly aromatic polyamide refers to a polymer of an aromatic diamineand an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, and the semi-aromatic polyamiderefers to inclusion of at least one aromatic unit and a non-aromaticunit between amide bonds. For example, the semi-aromatic polyamide maybe a polymer of an aromatic diamine and an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid,or a polymer of an aliphatic diamine and an aromatic dicarboxylic acid.

Meanwhile, the aliphatic polyamide refers to a polymer of an aliphaticdiamine and an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid.

Examples of the aromatic diamine may include, but are not limited to,p-xylenediamine and m-xylenediamine. In addition, these may be usedalone or in combination of two or more.

Examples of the aromatic dicarboxylic acid may include phthalic acid,isophthalic acid, terephthalic acid, 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid,(1,3-phenylenedioxy)diacetic acid, and the like, but are not limitedthereto. In addition, these may be used alone or in combination of twoor more.

Examples of the aliphatic diamine may include ethylenediamine,trimethylenediam ine, hexamethylenediam ine, dodecamethylenediam ine,piperazine, and the like, but are not limited thereto. In addition,these may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

Examples of the aliphatic dicarboxylic acid may include adipic acid,sebacic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, azelaic acid, dodecanedioicacid, dimer acid, cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, and the like, but arenot limited thereto. In addition, these may be used alone or incombination of two or more.

In an embodiment, the polyamide resin may include polyamide 6, polyamide66, polyamide 46, polyamide 11, polyamide 12, polyamide 610, polyamide612, polyamide 61, polyamide 6T, polyamide 4T, polyamide 410, polyamide510, polyamide 1010, polyamide 1012, polyamide 10T, polyamide 1212,polyamide 12T, polyamide MXD6, or a combination thereof.

In an embodiment, the polyamide resin may include at least polyamide 6.

In an embodiment, the polyamide resin may be included in an amount of 5to 40 wt %, for example 5 to 35 wt %, for example 5 to 30 wt %, forexample 5 to 25 wt %, or for example 5 to 20 wt % based on 100 wt % ofthe base resin.

When the amount of the polyamide resin satisfies the above range, thethermoplastic resin composition and molded product produced therefrommay exhibit improved rigidity, toughness, abrasion resistance, chemicalresistance, and oil resistance due to the polyamide resin.

On the other hand, when the amount of the polyamide resin is less than 5wt %, improved physical properties due to the polyamide resin may bedifficult to obtain, when it exceeds 40 wt %, mechanical strength and/orheat resistance of the thermoplastic resin composition and a moldedproduct using the same may decrease.

(C) Polyether ester amide Block Copolymer

In an embodiment, the polyether ester amide block copolymer may exhibitpredetermined electrical conductivity in the thermoplastic resincomposition and the molded product produced therefrom.

In addition, the polyether ester amide block copolymer may allow thethermoplastic resin composition and the molded product producedtherefrom to exhibit the aforementioned electrical conductivity as wellas maintain excellent balance of physical properties.

In an embodiment, the polyether ester amide block copolymer may be, forexample, a reaction mixture of an aminocarboxylic acid, lactam, or adiamine-dicarboxylic acid salt having 6 or more carbon atoms;polyalkylene glycol; and a dicarboxylic acid having 4 to 20 carbonatoms.

In an embodiment, the aminocarboxylic acid, lactam, ordiamine-dicarboxylic acid salt having 6 or more carbon atoms may beaminocarboxylic acids such as ω-aminocaproic acid, ω-aminoenanthic acid,ω-aminocaprylic acid, ω-aminopel argonic acid, ω-aminocapric acid,11-aminoundecanoic acid, and 12-aminododecanoic acid; lactams such asε-caprolactam, enanthlactam, caprylactam, laurolactam and the like; anddiamine-dicarboxylic acid salts such as a salt of hexamethylenediamine-adipic acid, a salt of hexamethylene diamine-isophthalic acid,and the like. For example, salts of 12-aminododecanoic acid,ε-caprolactam, hexamethylenediamine-adipic acid, and the like may beused.

In an embodiment, the polyalkylene glycol may be polyethylene glycol,polypropylene glycol, polytetramethylene glycol, polyhexamethyleneglycol, a block or random copolymer of ethylene glycol and propyleneglycol, a copolymer of ethylene glycol and tetrahydrofuran, and thelike. For example, polyethylene glycol, a copolymer of ethylene glycoland propylene glycol, etc. may be used.

In an embodiment, examples of the dicarboxylic acid having 4 to 20carbon atoms may include terephthalic acid, 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylicacid, sebacic acid, adipic acid, dodecanedioic acid, and the like.

In an embodiment, a bond between the aminocarboxylic acid, lactam, ordiamine-dicarboxylic acid salt having 6 or more carbon atoms and thepolyalkylene glycol may be an ester bond, a bond between the theaminocarboxylic acid, lactam, or diamine-dicarboxylic acid salt having 6or more carbon atoms and the dicarboxylic acid having 4 to 20 carbonatoms may be an amide bond, and a bond between the polyalkylene glycoland the dicarboxylic acid having 4 to 20 carbon atoms may be an esterbond.

In an embodiment, the polyether ester amide block copolymer may beprepared by a known synthesis method, for example, a synthesis methoddisclosed in Japanese Patent Publication Sho 56-045419 and JapanesePatent Laid-Open Publication No. Sho 55-133424.

In an embodiment, the polyether ester amide block copolymer may include10 to 95 wt % of the polyether ester block. Within the range, thethermoplastic resin composition may exhibit excellent electricalconductivity, heat resistance, and the like.

In an embodiment, the polyether ester amide block copolymer may beincluded in an amount of 1 to 15 parts by weight, for example 2 to 10parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the base resin. Whenthe polyether ester amide block copolymer satisfies the aforementionedranges, the thermoplastic resin composition and the molded productproduced therefrom may maintain an excellent balance of physicalproperties and may simultaneously exhibit excellent electricalconductivity.

(D) N-Substituted maleimide-aromatic vinyl-maleic anhydride Copolymer

In an embodiment, the N-substituted maleimide-aromatic vinyl-maleicanhydride copolymer may maintain the balance of physical properties ofthe thermoplastic resin composition and the molded product manufacturedtherefrom at an appropriate level. Specifically, the N-substitutedmaleimide-aromatic vinyl-maleic anhydride copolymer may excellentlymaintain various physical properties (e.g., impact resistance, heatresistance, etc.), which may be deteriorated according to the additionof the polyether ester amide block copolymer.

In an embodiment, the N-substituted maleimide-aromatic vinyl-maleicanhydride copolymer may be prepared by a polymerization reaction of amixture of an N-substituted maleimide, an aromatic vinyl compound, and amaleic anhydride or an imidization reaction of an aromatic vinylcompound and a maleic anhydride copolymer.

Examples of the N-substituted maleimide may include N-methyl maleimide,N-ethyl maleimide, N-butyl maleimide, N-phenyl maleimide, N-cyclohexylmaleimide, or a combination thereof.

The aromatic vinyl compound may be selected from styrene,α-methylstyrene, p-methylstyrene, p-t-butylstyrene, 2,4-dimethylstyrene,chlorostyrene, vinyltoluene, vinylnaphthalene, and a mixture thereof,and preferably, styrene.

In an embodiment, the N-substituted maleimide-aromatic vinyl-maleicanhydride copolymer may include 10 to 55 wt %, for example 15 to 55 wt%, or for example 15 to 50 wt % of a component derived from theN-substituted maleimide, based on 100 wt %.

Meanwhile, in an embodiment, the N-substituted maleimide-aromaticvinyl-maleic anhydride copolymer may include 40 to 80 wt % of acomponent derived from the aromatic vinyl compound and 1 to 10 wt % of acomponent derived from the maleic anhydride based on 100 wt %.

In an embodiment, when the component derived from N-substitutedmaleimide in the N-substituted maleimide-aromatic vinyl-maleic anhydridecopolymer is less than 10% by weight, an effect of maintaining a balanceof physical properties by the N-substituted maleimide-aromaticvinyl-maleic anhydride copolymer is difficult to be exhibited, and whenit exceeds 55 wt %, appearance characteristics of the thermoplasticresin composition and the molded product manufactured therefrom may begreatly deteriorated.

The N-substituted maleimide-aromatic vinyl-maleic anhydride copolymermay have a glass transition temperature (Tg) of, for example, 145 to200° C., for example, 155 to 200° C., or for example, 165 to 200° C.

The N-substituted maleimide-aromatic vinyl-maleic anhydride copolymermay have a weight average molecular weight (Mw) measured by GPC of10,000 to 300,000 g/mol, or for example, 15,000 to 150,000 g/mol. Withinthe above range, a balance of all physical properties of thethermoplastic resin composition and a molded product manufacturedtherefrom may be excellently maintained.

The N-substituted maleimide-aromatic vinyl-maleic anhydride copolymermay be included in an amount of 0.5 to 10 parts by weight, for example0.5 to 9 parts by weight, for example 0.5 to 8 parts by weight, forexample, 1 to 8 parts by weight, for example 1 to 7 parts by weight, forexample, 1 to 6 parts by weight, for example, or 1 to 5 parts by weightbased on 100 parts by weight of the base resin.

When the amount of the N-substituted maleimide-aromatic vinyl-maleicanhydride copolymer satisfies the aforementioned range, thethermoplastic resin composition and a molded product manufacturedtherefrom may exhibit excellent electrical conductivity whilemaintaining an excellent balance of physical properties.

(E) Other Additives

In addition to the components (A) to (D), the thermoplastic resincomposition according to an embodiment may further include one or moreadditives in order to balance each property under the condition thatboth excellent electrical conductivity and a balance of physicalproperties are maintained, or depending on the end use of thethermoplastic resin composition.

Specifically, the additive may be a nucleating agent, a coupling agent,a filler, a plasticizer, a lubricant, a mold release agent, anantibacterial agent, a heat stabilizer, an antioxidant, a UV stabilizer,a flame retardant, a colorant, an impact modifier, etc., and these maybe used alone or in combination of two or more.

The additive may be appropriately included within a range that does notimpair the physical properties of the thermoplastic resin composition,and specifically, may be included in an amount of less than or equal to20 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of a base resin, but isnot limited thereto.

The thermoplastic resin composition according to the present inventionmay be prepared by a known method for preparing a thermoplastic resincomposition.

For example, the thermoplastic resin composition according to thepresent invention may be prepared in the form of pellets bysimultaneously mixing the constituents of the present invention andother additives and then melt-kneading the mixture in an extruder.

A molded product according to an embodiment of the present invention maybe manufactured from the aforementioned thermoplastic resin composition.

In an embodiment, the molded product may have a notched Izod impactstrength of a ¼″-thick specimen according to ASTM D256 ranging from 13to 60 kgf·cm/cm, for example 13 to 50 kgf·cm/cm, for example 13 to 40kgf·cm/cm, for example 13 to 35 kgf·cm/cm, for example 14 to 30kgf·cm/cm, or for example 15 to 25 kgf·cm/cm.

In an embodiment, the molded product has surface resistance measured ona 100 mm×100 mm×20 mm specimen using a surface resistance measuringdevice (manufacturer: SIMCO-ION, model name: Worksurface Tester ST-4) ofless than or equal to 10¹² Ω/sq, for example less than or equal to10^(11.5) Ω/sq, for example less than or equal to 10¹¹ Ω/sq, for exampleless than or equal to 10^(10.5) Ω/sq, or for example less than or equalto 10¹⁰ Ω/sq.

In an embodiment, the molded product may have a heat deflectiontemperature (HDT) according to ASTM D648 of 80 to 100° C., for example80 to 95° C., or for example 80 to 90° C.

As such, since the thermoplastic resin composition has excellent impactresistance, electrical conductivity, and heat resistance, it may bewidely applied to various products used for painting and non-painting,and in particular, may also be usefully applied to molded products forpainting requiring electrostatic painting.

Hereinafter, the present invention is illustrated in more detail withreference to examples and comparative examples. However, the followingexamples and comparative examples are provided for the purpose ofdescriptions and the present invention is not limited thereto.

EXAMPLES 1 AND 2 AND COMPARATIVE EXAMPLES 1 to 3

The thermoplastic resin compositions according to Examples 1 and 2 andComparative Examples 1 to 3 were prepared according to each componentcontent ratio shown in Table 1.

In Table 1, (A1), (A2), and (B) included in a base resin are expressedby wt % based on the total weight of the base resin, and (C) and (D)also included in the base resin are expressed by parts by weight basedon 100 parts by weight of the base resin.

The components shown in Table 1 were dry-mixed, and then quantitativelyand continuously fed into a hopper of a twin-screw extruder (L/D=44,Φ=45 mm) and melted/kneaded. Then, the thermoplastic resin compositionspelletized through a twin-screw extruder were dried at about 80° C. forabout 4 hours, and then specimens for physical property evaluation wereprepared using a 120-ton injection molding machine with a cylindertemperature of about 240° C. and a mold temperature of about 60° C.

TABLE 1 Comp. Comp. Comp. Ex. 1 Ex. 2 Ex. 1 Ex. 2 Ex. 3 Base (A1) 32 3232 32 32 resin (A2) 53 53 53 53 53 (B) 15 15 15 15 15 (C) 6 6 0 0 6 (D)1 2 0 2 0

Each component provided in Table 1 is illustrated as follows.

(A1) Butadiene-Based Rubber-Modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide GraftCopolymer

Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene graft copolymer (Lotte Chemical Corp.)including about 58 wt % of a core (average particle diameter: about 0.25μm) made of a butadiene rubbery polymer and a shell formed bygraft-polymerization of acrylonitrile and styrene (in a weight ratio ofacrylonitrile: styrene=about 2.5:about 7.5) on the core

(A2) Aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide Copolymer

Styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer (Lotte Chemical Corp.) copolymerizedfrom a monomer mixture of about 34 wt % of acrylonitrile and about 66 wt% of styrene and having a weight average molecular weight of about85,000 g/mol

(B) Polyamide Resin

Polyamide 6 resin (EN-300, KP Chemtech) having a melting point of about223° C. and relative viscosity of about 2.3

(C) Polyether ester amide Block Copolymer

Polyamide 6-polyethylene oxide block copolymer (PA6-b-PEO) (PELECTRONAS, Sanyo Chemical, Ltd.)

(D) N-Substituted maleimide-aromatic vinyl-maleic anhydride Copolymer

N-phenyl maleimide-styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer having a glasstransition temperature (Tg) of about 185° C. (MS-NJ, Denka)

Experimental Examples

Experiment results are provided in Table 2.

(1) Surface resistance (unit: Ω/sq): A specimen with a size of 100mm×100 mm×20 mm was measured with respect to surface resistance by usinga surface resistance measuring device (model name: Worksurface TesterST-4, manufacturer: SIMCO-ION).

(2) Heat resistance (unit: ° C.): A heat deflection temperature (HDT)was measured according to ASTM D648.

(3) Impact resistance Type-I (unit: kgf·cm/cm): A specimen with athickness of ¼″ was measured with respect to notched Izod impactstrength according to ASTM D256.

(4) Impact resistance Type-II (unit: N): A specimen having a boss shape(protruding portion external diameter: 6 mm, protruding portion internaldiameter: 3.5 mm, protruding portion height: 20 mm) was measured withrespect to boss Impact strength according to the following experimentmethod.

Specifically, an impact hammer of about 420 g was used to apply animpact to a side of the specimen, which had a boss shape, wherein theimpact was set at energy of 1.8 J.

TABLE 2 Comp. Comp. Comp. Ex. 1 Ex. 2 Ex. 1 Ex. 2 Ex. 3 Surfaceresistance 10^(9.5) 10^(9.8) greater greater 10^(9.5) than 10^(13.5)than 10^(13.5) Heat deflection 82   83   85 86 82   temperature ImpactType-I 15.6 17.4 8.2 12.3 10.7 resistance Type- II 110   110   95 107100  

Referring to Tables 1 and 2, Examples 1 to 4 used the butadiene-basedrubber-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide graft copolymer, thearomatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide copolymer, the polyamide resin, thepolyether ester amide block copolymer, and the N-substitutedmaleimide-aromatic vinyl-maleic anhydride copolymer in optimal amounts,providing a thermoplastic resin composition and a molded product usingthe same showing excellent electrical conductivity, impact resistance,and heat resistance, compared with the comparative examples.

While this invention has been described in connection with what ispresently considered to be practical example embodiments, it is to beunderstood that the invention is not limited to the disclosedembodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover variousmodifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit andscope of the appended claims.

1. A thermoplastic resin composition, comprising: based on 100 parts byweight of a base resin including (A1) 20 to 40 wt % of a butadiene-basedrubber-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide graft copolymer; (A2) 30 to75 wt % of an aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide copolymer; and (B) 5 to 40 wt% of a polyamide resin; (C) 1 to 15 parts by weight of a polyether esteramide block copolymer; and (D) 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of anN-substituted maleimide-aromatic vinyl-maleic anhydride copolymer. 2.The thermoplastic resin composition of claim 1, wherein the (A1)butadiene-based rubber-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide graftcopolymer has a core-shell structure including a core of abutadiene-based rubbery polymer, and a shell formed by graftpolymerization of an aromatic vinyl compound and a vinyl cyanidecompound.
 3. The thermoplastic resin composition of claim 2, wherein inthe (A1) butadiene-based rubber-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanidegraft copolymer, an average particle diameter of the butadiene-basedrubbery polymer is 0.2 to 1.0 μm.
 4. The thermoplastic resin compositionof claim 1, wherein the (A1) butadiene-based rubber-modified aromaticvinyl-vinyl cyanide graft copolymer is anacrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer.
 5. The thermoplastic resincomposition of claim 1, wherein the (A2) aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanidecopolymer includes 55 to 70 wt % of a component derived from an aromaticvinyl compound and 30 to 45 wt % of a component derived from a vinylcyanide compound based on 100 wt %, and the (A2) aromatic vinyl-vinylcyanide copolymer has a weight average molecular weight of 80,000 to300,000 g/mol.
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 7. The thermoplastic resin composition ofclaim 1, wherein the (A2) aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide copolymer is astyrene-acrylonitrile copolymer.
 8. The thermoplastic resin compositionof claim 1, wherein the (B) polyamide resin includes polyamide 6,polyamide 66, polyamide 46, polyamide 11, polyamide 12, polyamide 610,polyamide 612, polyamide 61, polyamide 6T, polyamide 4T, polyamide 410,polyamide 510, polyamide 1010, polyamide 1012, polyamide 10T, polyamide1212, polyamide 12T, polyamide MXD6, or a combination thereof.
 9. Thethermoplastic resin composition of claim 1, wherein the (C) polyetherester amide block copolymer is a reaction mixture of an aminocarboxylicacid, lactam, or a diamine-dicarboxylic acid salt having 6 or morecarbon atoms; polyalkylene glycol; and a dicarboxylic acid having 4 to20 carbon atoms.
 10. The thermoplastic resin composition of claim 1,wherein the (D) N-substituted maleimide-aromatic vinyl-maleic anhydridecopolymer is an N-phenyl maleimide-styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer.11. The thermoplastic resin composition of claim 1, wherein the (D)N-substituted maleimide-aromatic vinyl-maleic anhydride copolymer has aglass transition temperature (Tg) of 145 to 200° C.
 12. Thethermoplastic resin composition of claim 1, wherein the thermoplasticresin composition further includes at least one additive selected from anucleating agent, a coupling agent, a filler, a plasticizer, alubricant, a mold release agent, an antibacterial agent, a heatstabilizer, an antioxidant, an ultraviolet stabilizer, a flameretardant, a colorant, and an impact modifier.
 13. A molded productmanufactured from the thermoplastic resin composition of to claim
 1. 14.The molded product of claim 13, wherein the molded product has a notchedIzod impact strength of a ¼″-thick specimen according to ASTM D256ranging from 13 to 60 kgf·cm/cm.
 15. The molded product of claim 13,wherein the molded product has surface resistance of less than or equalto 10¹² Ω2/sq measured for a 100 mm×100 mm×20 mm specimen using asurface resistance measuring device (manufacturer: SIMCO-ION, modelname: Worksurface Tester ST-4).
 16. The molded product of claim 13,wherein the molded product has a heat deflection temperature (HDT) of 80to 100° C. according to ASTM D648.